Boat racers have long been plagued with the problem of trying to get carburetors to work well under the adverse conditions of cornering and the bouncing around usually encountered in racing and general high-speed performance. The best solution to this problem has always been to go to injectors, but what do you do when the engine cost in your class is limited to $1660, as is the case with the cracker boxes? This puts various injectors and Weber carbs out of the funds-limited engine builder’s range.
Don Nowell of Granada Hills, a newcomer to the engine-building business, recently succeeded in raising the APBA cracker box flying kilo record to 95.170 mph with one of his 272 cubic inch Chevy engines in Tom Patterson’s boat. With a beginner’s fresh approach, Don has…
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Hot Rod (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 1969